I Do

Walking hand in hand with my father,
down the sandy isle,
Seeing the joyous faces on either side,
They are happy, but I am ecstatic.

All around me are my loved ones,
Sitting in little wooden white chairs,
On a beautiful beach filled with great green palms.
Little girls in front of me,
Tossing beautiful flowers,
making a colorful path.

My toes sinking into the flour-white sand,
My long, white, princess dress
and veil flowing in the wind,
My hair, swept down my face.

Reaching the end of the isle,
Tears flow down my face,
Being careful not to ruin my makeup.
At the end of this picturesque scene,
I see the glowing face of the love of my life.

The priest gives his speech,
We both say our vows,
And finally, the most important words,
I do.

Sense of Survival

"All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive." (p.41) During the first section of the novel The Life of Pi, the idea of survival on your own is displayed through animals escaping the only life they know, life in the zoo. Many think that zoo animals are blood-thirsty and crave human flesh, when the animals are the opposite of that. The animals don't always escape so they have the chance to run free and attack, but to escape from something. In the novel, Pi tells a story of a black leopard escaped the zoo, and wasn't found for ten weeks; how can a huge animal walk around a city, stay hidden, and not attack any human, for ten weeks? The answer is that everything has common sense and a sense of survival. When a young adult leaves their home and family to experience the journey of college, they may have some doubts of how they will make it through, but they always return with stories of success. Most students try to make their new home seem like their old room to have a sense of safety and familiarity; they don't want to leave the life they have always known, lived, and loved. Just like the black leopard, college students find a way to live a normal and safe life. Not everyone wants to leave their life, but little do they know, everyone has the sense of survival to make it on their own.

Deathly Impaired Driving: Real World Problem

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Scenario:
Over the years, the teen crash rates have sky-rocketed; this problem needs to be solved. Recently, I was severely impacted by the consequences of a young driver texting behind the wheel. On October 16, one month after my 20th birthday, I was hit by a teenage girl that was texting; she ran the red light, hit my car straight on, and sent us both spiraling into the barrier. Luckily, my injuries weren't fatal; I have two broken legs, and three broken ribs. The young driver, wasn't so lucky; she is now paralyzed from her neck down. Both the young girl and I have learned a tough lesson; she got her license three days prior to the crash. Since the incident, I have joined the group PATWD (people against texting while driving). We go around and talk to high school students, share our stories, and even do a re-enactment of a car crash. Our programs show the students what could happen to them if they chose to drive irresponsibly. Before talking to students, our group has to ask permission of the local parents; I obviously believe that this program is very effective, and I hope your community allows us to come and talk to your children and maybe even save a couple of lives.

Connection to the novel:
Throughout a section of Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse talks about the violence and driving issues with her classmates; little did she know that the issue would end her short, happy life. In Clarisse's life, teens are violent and reckless; in our life, teens are the same way--their ways of violence are different. On contrast, both sets of teens drive recklessly--in the novel, they drive way over a speed limit that we have now, and in our world, teenagers are texting and talking while driving; a decision that is fatal. In the novel, it was even peculiar to drive under 40 mph. We now have speeding limits--a limit which you are enforced to drive under; throughout Fahrenheit 451, they had speeding limits--a limit which you are enforced to drive over. This, along with many other facts, shows just how different our two worlds are.